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Week 10 2026: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Stanford Steve’s board, celebrity guests, Super Dog picks and more!

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Stanford Steve’s Board:
Delaware-1.5 vs Kennesaw State
Minnesota+4 vs UCLA
Notre Dame-7 vs Miami FL

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Super Dog Picks:
Kirk Herbstreit: Kentucky+5.5 vs Tennessee
Desmond Howard: Oklahoma+6 vs Florida
Stanford Steve: Alabama+6 vs LSU
Pat McAfee: Old Dominion+6.5 vs Coastal Carolina
Nick Saban: Oregon+7.5 vs Ohio State
Rece Davis: West Virginia+16.5 vs Texas Tech

Celebrity guest Jason Sudeikis:

Georgia over Ole Miss
Notre Dame over Miami (FL)
Tennessee over Kentucky
Ohio State over Oregon
LSU over Alabama
South Carolina over Texas A&M
Utah over BYU
Texas over Missouri
UCLA over Minnesota

Kirk Herbstreit:

Georgia over Ole Miss
Notre Dame over Miami (FL)
Tennessee over Kentucky
Ohio State over Oregon
South Carolina over Texas A&M
Utah over BYU
Missouri over Texas
Minnesota over UCLA

Desmond Howard:

Georgia over Ole Miss
Miami (FL) over Notre Dame
Tennessee over Kentucky
Ohio State over Oregon
LSU over Alabama
South Carolina over Texas A&M
Utah over BYU
Texas over Missouri
Minnesota over UCLA

Pat McAfee:

Ole Miss over Georgia
Notre Dame over Miami (FL)
Kentucky over Tennessee
Ohio State over Oregon
LSU over Alabama
South Carolina over Texas A&M
BYU over Utah
Missouri over Texas
UCLA over Minnesota

Nick Saban:

Georgia over Ole Miss
Notre Dame over Miami (FL)
Tennessee over Kentucky
Ohio State over Oregon
Alabama over LSU
South Carolina over Texas A&M
Utah over BYU
Texas over Missouri
Minnesota over UCLA

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and the celebrity guest all make the same selection they are 83-30 (73.45%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic

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Week 9 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

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Week 9 is in the books and the picks from our college football analysts are graded. Let’s jump right in.

I’m giving the biggest win of the week to Tom Fornelli at 16-4 picking games straight up this week. Congratulations to Tom on a great week picking games.

On College Gameday, Pat McAfee went 7-3, Desmond Howard went 6-4, and Kirk Herbstreit went 5-4. However, this week’s winner on College Gameday was a tie between Nick Saban and celebrity guest picker Isaiah Thomas at 8-2. Congratulations to both on a great week.

Everyone else is in the mix below so check out the full slate of results to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week!

NamePctWinLoss
Chris_Fallica10040
Brett_McMurphy10040
Ralph_Russo10040
Scott_Van_Pelt10040
Steve_Coughlin10020
Chase_Daniel10020
Paul_Finebaum10020
Mark_Ingram10010
Urban_Meyer10010
Dan_Wetzel85.7161
Tom_Fornelli80164
Nick_Saban8082
Celebrity_Guest8082
Andrea_Adelson7562
Josh_Pate7562
Chip_Patterson73.68145
Shehan_Jeyarajah72.22135
Pat_McAfee7073
Jennifer7073
Richard_Johnson66.67126
Stewart_Mandel66.6742
Bruce_Feldman66.6721
Phil_Steele66.6721
David_Hale62.553
Desmond_Howard6064
Rece_Davis57.1443
JD_Pickell57.1443
Kirk_Herbstreit55.5654
Brian_Jones55.5654
Rick_Neuheisel55.5654
Aaron_Taylor55.5654
Greg_McElroy5055
Andy_Staples5033
Roman_Harper5011
Danny_Kanell5011
Tim_Tebow5011
David_Pollack42.8634
Pete_Thamel42.8634
Joel_Klatt4023
Brian_Kelly37.535
Pat_Forde2513
Matt_Leinart001
Brady_Quinn001
Average66.33197100
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Week 9 2026: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Stanford Steve’s board, Super Dog picks, celebrity guests and more!

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Stanford Steve’s board for week 9:
Maryland+2.5 vs Illinois
Colorado-3 vs Kansas St
Arizona+3.5 vs Texas Tech

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Super Dog Picks:
Kirk Herbstreit: Purdue+10 vs Penn St
Desmond Howard: Arkansas+10 vs Missouri
Stanford Steve: App State+5.5 vs Georgia Southern
Pat McAfee: Navy+30.5 vs Notre Dame
Nick Saban: Syracuse+10.5 vs SMU
Rece Davis: Army+6.5 vs Memphis

Celebrity guest Isiah Thomas:

Ohio State over Southern Cal
Miami (FL) over North Carolina
Utah over Cincinnati
Northwestern over Oregon
Indiana over Minnesota
Georgia over Florida
BYU over Arizona State
Ole Miss over Auburn
Texas Tech over Arizona
Iowa over Wisconsin

Kirk Herbstreit:

Ohio State over Southern Cal
Miami (FL) over North Carolina
Utah over Cincinnati
Northwestern over Oregon
Indiana over Minnesota
BYU over Arizona State
Ole Miss over Auburn
Arizona over Texas Tech
Wisconsin over Iowa

Desmond Howard:

Southern Cal over Ohio State
Miami (FL) over North Carolina
Utah over Cincinnati
Northwestern over Oregon
Indiana over Minnesota
Georgia over Florida
BYU over Arizona State
Auburn over Ole Miss
Arizona over Texas Tech
Wisconsin over Iowa

Pat McAfee:

Ohio State over Southern Cal
Miami (FL) over North Carolina
Utah over Cincinnati
Northwestern over Oregon
Indiana over Minnesota
Georgia over Florida
BYU over Arizona State
Ole Miss over Auburn
Arizona over Texas Tech
Iowa over Wisconsin

Nick Saban:

Ohio State over Southern Cal
Miami (FL) over North Carolina
Utah over Cincinnati
Oregon over Northwestern
Indiana over Minnesota
Georgia over Florida
BYU over Arizona State
Ole Miss over Auburn
Arizona over Texas Tech
Iowa over Wisconsin

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and the celebrity guest all make the same selection they are 79-30 (72.48%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic

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